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Acacia mucronata var. mucronata ” Erect Caterpillar Wattle” Tas Endemic


$4.50$14.00

Origin: Tas, Vic, NSW. Tasmanian provenance.

Tall bushy shrub 2.0-2.5m height. (4.0m in heavy shade). Width 2.5-3.0m. Evergreen. Growth rate fast. Use for screen, windbreak, Any soil with fair drainage including gravel. Full sun to part shade. Frost hardy. Drought resistant once established. Extremely wind firm. Yellow flowers in Spring. Tip prune only. Does not respond to hard pruning.

Features: Yellow flowers that resemble hairy caterpillars.

Feature Codes: DEFHS
Seeds per gram: 80

Description

Origin: Tas, Vic, NSW

Provenance: Tas

Form: Tall bushy shrub

Type: Evergreen

Height: 2.0 -2.5m x 2.5 -3.0m width

Growth rate: Fast

Uses: Screen, windbreak

Soil type: Any soil with good drainage including gravel

Position: Full sun to part shade

Frost hardiness: Frost hardy

Drought tolerance: Drought resistant once established

Wind firmness: Extremely wind firm

Flowering Time:  Yellow flowers in Spring

Pruning: Tip prune only. Does not respond to hard pruning

Features: Yellow flowers that resemble hairy caterpillars

 

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